Furniture slip covers



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Filed July 29. 1954 INVENTQR. P/zz ZipiTrzzbz SLIP COVERS Philip S. Trubitt, Chicago, 111., assignor to Sam Pass, Chicago, Ill.

Application July 29, 1954, Serial No. 446,573

2 Claims. (Cl. 155182) This invention relates to improvements in furniture slip covers.

One object of the invention is to provide a slip cover for the back of an article of furniture comprising a front panel and a connected rear panel and supplementary lateral panels which cover the shoulders and sides of the article back whether it is of normal height or of greater or lesser height than normal.

Another more specific object of the invention is to provide a slip cover for the back of an article comprising a pair of connected panels for the front and rear of the article back, and including a pair of lateral panels at each side of the front panel for covering the shoulder and lateral edges of the article back above the juncture of the article arm, the lateral panels of each pair being so shaped and secured to the back rest panel as to be independently adjustable into cooperative relation with the other to provide a neatly fitting covering for the respec tive shoulder and side of the article back.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from a consideration of the following specification and accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of an over-stuifed chair (shown in dotted lines) and having a slip cover embodying the invention in position on the back thereof;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view looking toward the rear of the chair;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a view of the connected panels and flaps of the cover disposed substantially in a single plane;

Fig. 6 is a generally forward perspective view showing the cover partially in position on a chair;

Fig. 7 is a view, similar to Fig. 6 but viewed from the rear;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view from the rear but showing the rear panel elevated to disclose the shoulder and side flaps in position.

In the drawing, a chair 10 is shown in dotted lines and may be of any conventional or current style. It will also be understood that the article of furniture might be a davenport, since a cover of the present type to fit it would require only wider front and rear panels.

The slip cover of the present disclosure is to cover the front and rear surfaces of the back rest 11 of the article 10 as well as the lateral sides 12 and the shoulders 13 thereof, the shoulders being sometimes of a rounded form and sometimes of a difierent conformation depending on the particular style of the article. The portion of a complete slip cover which covers the seat, arms, the front, and the sides of the arms may be of any suitable form not pertinent to the present invention.

The present improvements comprise, as shown clearly in Fig. 5, a front panel 14 which covers the forward surface of the back of the article and is of sufficient length to provide material at the bottom to be tucked into the space 15 at the rear of the article seat. The upper edge rates atent 2,771,939 Patented Nov. 27, 1956 of the panel 14 is joined by a seam 16 to the rear panel 17 which covers the rear surface of the back of the article. It is of a length to extend adjacent the bottom of the chair and is provided with pin fasteners 18, or the like, for securing the panel neatly to the rear surface of the chair. In positioning the cover on the article back, the seam 16 is generally located adjacent the rear edge of the top of the back 11, and the front panel 14 of the cover smoothed in place along the back rest of the article and the bottom edge tucked into the space or crevice 15 between the lower edge of the back rest and the seat. Secured to each lateral edge of the panel 14 is a pair of flaps 19 and 20 which cooperate to cover the respective rounded shoulder 13 and the sides 12 of the back rest. Each flap 19 is stitched to the respective side edge of panel 14 from the lower edge of fiap 19 up to the point indicated at 21. See Fig. 5. Above the point 21 the flap extends inwardly to underlie the panels 14 and 17 as indicated at 22 but is unattached to the panels above the end of the stitch line. The flaps 19 are indicated as curved at the outer edges which in use hang pendant over the shoulders of the article.

Each flap 20 is stitched to a lateral edge of panel 14 from the upper corner of the flap down to the point 23 from which point downwardly the flap extends inwardly as at 24 and is unattached to the panel. The lines of stitches at the sides of the panel 14 which secure the flaps 19 and 20 in place in partially overlapping relation are designated 25. It will be seen that the flaps are in mutual partially overlapping relation and that each has an extension, as extension 22 of flap 19 and extension 24 of flap 20, which are in underlapping relation with respect to the panel 14. Actually, extension 22 extends beyond the seam 16 beneath panel 17 as indicated in Fig. 5.

The flaps 20 are generally rectangular in form and extend laterally a greater distance than flaps 19 and are shown provided with tie strings and loops 26.

In use the described slip cover for the back of the article is placed in position on the back of the article with the seam 16 at or about the rear edge of the top of the back with panel 14 dropping along the front surface of the back rest so the lower edge can be tucked in the crevice 15 as indicated in Fig. l. The flaps 19 are then smoothed out over the shoulders of the article back as suggested in Figs. 6 and 7 and due to the curved outer edges hang fairly uniform thereon. The flaps 20 can then be swung around to the rear in overlapping relation with respect to the flaps 19 and the strings 26 are brought together and tied. One set of strings may, in fact, be loops as indicated in Figs. 5, 7 and 8.

The free extensions 22 of the flaps 19 enable the flaps to be adjusted into neatly fitting contact with the curved shoulders of the article and enable more or less of the material of the flaps 19 to be tucked under the panel 17 before it is attached in position at the back of the article. Likewise, the free extensions 24 of the flaps 20 permit the flaps to be adjusted smoothly to the side portions of the chair back and to be tucked, more or less, into crevices at the rear ends of the arms or spread out over the rear portions of the arms, depending on the height of the back above the arms, and to be covered by the arm cover sections (not shown) of a complete slip cover.

After the flaps 19 and 20 have been satisfactorily adjusted to the shoulders and sides of the article and fastened in position, the panel 17 is drawn down in overlapping relation with the flaps 29 and the tie strings thereof and secured in place by means of the pin fasteners 18, or the like, as indicated in Fig. 2.

The provision of the two flaps 19 and 20 as described, with the inwardly directed extensions 22 and 24 on the respective free portions of the inner edges thereof, enables the flaps to be adjusted into neat contactwith the'jarticle r as will be seen and when attached in position on'the article 7 effectively resist disarray.

When the described slip cover is to be laundered, it.

presents no particular problemfsinceifiti is not :bulky and since all the parts thereof, as'indicated:in Fig;f5, are flat it can be readily and neatly ironed;-

7 q 7 a t .r r 7 r ofth'e front panel below and in overlapping relation with the corresponding shoulder flap and extending downward-U article back. a V a V V 2. A slip cover for the back of'an article-of furniture 10 or portions are independent off the' present invention no further reference .to the same. is' deemed necessary. It might be stated,thowever, that such body'portion -may: in

'clude; lower: pleats which terminateirat'th'e' back ofthe article,;in'which case they can be disposed-err thegouter surfaceof-the panel 17 which mayoverlie tiefstringsif 7 such are used to secure'arrn cover:-sectionsfirf positibn;

ly into free underlapping relation with the front panel;

' and outwardly to overlap the free edge of the adjacent shoulder flap as the side flap is passed aboutthe'side edge of the article back to the rear surface of the article','and' means for attaching said side fl aps in position at the comprising a front and a rear'panel connected together at the upper edges for covering the'frorit and rear-surfaces of the back rest of- -an article, apair of shoulder flaps each secured to the upper portion of a lateral edge of 1 the front panel and'extending into free underlappin'g relationwith the corresponding edge: of the rear panel and V extending outwardly andterminating inta free outer edge While I have shown and describedithe preferred con- 7 t struction' and arrangement of theiiparts :of the improved slip cover for thelback of. an article, variatiohsini'details thereof may be resorted to Without 'depar'tu're frornfithe spirit of the invention defined by therappended claims I claim} r 1. A slip-cover for the back of ani article offurn'iture comprising a front and a rear'pa'nel connectedltogether at the, upper edges for covering th'efront and: reari surfaces, of: the backrest of an article, a pair offshoulder' flaps each secured to the upper portion:-of'a-lateral 'edge of the, front panel and extending intoi free.tunderlapping relation with the correspondingedgeof-theirear panel and extending outwardly and terminatingiin.a free-outer edge "arranged to hang pendant about the shoulder. of an narticle' on which the cover is placed; and a pair: of side:

flaps each secured to a lateral edge'of the upperportion arranged to hang pendant about the shoulder of an article on whic h the cover is placed, and apai r of side flaps each a secured to a lateral edge of the upper portion: of the front panel below and in overlapping relation with the V V V corresponding shoulder flap and extending d wnwardly into free underlapping relation with the front panel and- V outwardly to overlap the free edge of the adjacent sho'nl- 1 der'fiap asthe side flapis passed about the side edgeof the article back to the rear surface of the article,- and strings carried by the outer free ends of the side flaps 7 V for securing the flap together at the rear of the article. 7

References Cited the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS r r 2,179,805 Trubitz Q Nov. 14, 1939 r 2,349,193 Pass; May 16, 1944: 

